Screen for automobiles



Aug. 16, 1927.

` N. L. COLLTON SCREEN FOR AUTOMOBILES 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTORWITNESS:

Patented Aug. 16, 1927.

UNITED STATES NQRMAN L. COLLTON, F NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA.

SCREEN FOR AUTOMOBILES.

. Application led September This invention relates to means forscreening the openings of an automobile of the closed type, the generalobject of the inveiition being to provide means whereby the screencarrying frame is slidably held in a window opening and is capable ofmoving in a plane parallel to the plane of movement of the window.

A further object of the invention is to rovide means whereby the screenwill be raised by the raising of the window but can remain in raisedposition after the window is lowered, with `means for permitting thelowering of the screen while the window is in lowered position.

A further object of the invention is to provide frictional means forholding the screen in raised position.

This invention also consists in certain other features o'f constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated inthe accompanying drawings andspecifically pointed out in the appended.

' claims. i

In describing"v my invention in detail, reference will he had to theaccompanying drawings whereinlikecharacters denote like or'corresponding parts .throughout the *"several views, and in which Figure1 is a view showing the invention in use.

Figure 2 is a section on line .2-2 of Figure 1. y

Figure 3 is ure 1. Y n

Figure 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of the guiding strips.

Figure 6 is a sectional view on line 6-6 of Figure 8. c

Figure 7 is a sectional view through the lower part of a window. l

Figure 8 is a perspective view of a screen frame. n y Figure 9 isa viewsimilar to Figure 7, but

showing a modification. l i

Figure 10 Vis a fragmentary perspective view of a modification.

Figure 11 is a .fragmentary view 'showing an arrangement whereby thescreen is placed outside of the sash.

In these views, 1 indicates a guiding strip which is of channel shape incross section a section on line 3-3 of Fig- 4, 1926. Serial No. 133,624.

and is provided with a hook 2 at its upper end which is formed on oneside of the strip. This hook is adapted to engage anopening 3 formed inthe inner member 4 of the window frame. One of these strips is placed.at each sidev of the window opening, with its vouter edge engaging aninner edge of the packing member 5 of the window glass 6. The lower endof each strip 1 extends into the opening which receives the glass whensaid glass is lowered. If desired, Imay form slotted ears 7 on eachguiding member 1. the slots of which receive the screws 8 which connectthe inner member 4 of the frame to the door or other part in which thewindow is located. This modification is shown in Figure 10 and in dottedlines in Figure 3.

The screen frame 9 which carries the wire mesh 10 has its side edgesengaging the members 1 so that the screen is parallel with the windowglass and is movable in the space between the glass 'and the inner partof the window frame. The screen is caused to move upwardly with thewindow by means of the hooks 11 which are fastened to the bottom edge ofthe channel member 12 which carries the glass and these hooks engage thelower edge of the screen frame so that as the glass is raised, thescreen is also raised. The upper edge of the screen frame is providedwith hooks 13 which engage the upper edge of the glass so that thescreen frame is prevented from rattling when the glass or window is inraised position. A pair of guiding strips 14 is arranged in the openingbelow the window opening for pret venting the screen from swinginginwardly when in lowered position` which might cause the screen tocontact with the window operating means and thus prevent movement of thescreen. A strap handle 15 is connected with the top of the screen frameto permit the same to be lowered.. In cases where the window is ofconsiderably greater dimensions than the window opening, I may make thehooks 11 as shown at 11 in Figure 9, so `that the lower edge of thescreen can project beyond the lower edge of the window or glass.

.The screen is frictionally held in raised position by means of theprojections 16 each carried by a spring plate 17 fastened to the innerside of each strip 1 and projecting through a hole in said strip so asto engage Cai a depression 18 formed in each side.of the parts, providedthat such changes all withscreen frame. y in the scope of the appendedclaims.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that What I claim is the guidingstrips 1 can be easily and quickly 1. In combination with a window of aveplaced in position at each side of the window hicle, channel shapedguiding strips having opening by placing the hooks 2 in the small hooksat their upper ends and placed at the openings 3 made in the innermember of the sides of the window opening with their window fra-me. Whennecessary. or desired, hooks engaging portions ot the window strips canbe supported by the screws 8 frame, a screen frame slidably mounted inand the slotted ears 7 T-he window screen the channel shaped strips,means connected is slidably mounted in these strips and said wit-h themovable part of the window for screen is moved to closed lposition asthev raising said screen fra-me when said movwindow is closed throughmeans ofthe hooks able kpart is raised, frictional means for 11. Thefrictional fastening means 16 and holding the screen frame in raisedposition 17 will prevent the screen from moving and a handle connectedwith the screen downwardly with the window when the winframe to permitthe same to be lowered. dow is opened, but a. slight pull on the han'-2. In combination with a-window of a vedle 15 will partl lower thescreen so that hicle, channel shaped guiding strips having it can bepushed all the way down by presshooks at their upper ends and placed atthe ing upon the upper edge thereof.

Thus I have provided simple means for hooks engaging portions of thewindow screening in the openings of a vehicle, the frame, a screen frameslidably mounted in screens being movable in-vthe openings which thechannel shaped strips, means connected sides of the window opening withtheir receive the window glass so that the invenwith the movable part ofthe window for I tion can be applied to a motor vehicle with raisingsaid screen fra-me when said movable but little' change and at low cost.part is raised, rictional means for holding Figure 11 shows anarrangement whereby the screen frame in raised position, a handle thescreen can be placed outside of the sash. connected with the screenframe to permit In this case, the guiding strips 1" are each the same tobe lowered, said frictional means made slightly shorter than in the casewhere comprising a spring strip fastened to one ot the screen is placedinside and each strip is the guiding strips, said guiding strip havingprovided witha horizontal extension 19 at a hole therein and said springstrip having its lower end forming rests for the hooks a projectionentering the hole and engaging 13 on the screen when the screen is inlowa part of the screen frame. ered position. .In this case, the hooksat 3. In combination with a window of a the tops of the guiding stripswould engage motor vehicle and the vertically movable openings formed inthe outer member 4 of sash thereof, a pair of members of channel thewindow opening. shape in cross section arranged at the sides In thisform of the invention, the hooks of the window opening and connectedwith 13 will hold the screen in lowered position, the inner portionof'the window frame, a it being held in raised position by thefricscreen frame slidably mounted in the guidtion means beforedescribed. When `in lowing members, a hook on the lower edge of eredposition, the-strap handle would be visithe sash for engaging the loweredge of the ble so that the screen can be raisedl when descreen frame, ahoop on the upper edge of sired. In this position of the screen, the thescreen frame engaged by the upper edge window can be raised and loweredwithout of the sash when the same is raised, friction moving the screenso that the windows can means carried by the guiding members for bewashed without interference from the holding the screen frame in raisedposition, screens. a handle connected with the upper part of It isthought from the foregoing descripthe screen frame and guiding strips inthe tion that the'advantages and novel features sash receiving openingbelow the window of my mventlon will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may the screen frame. Ymakechangesin the construction and in the In testimony whereof I aix mysignature. combination and arrangement of the several NORMAN L. COLLTON.

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